{{tnr}}'''William Enyart''' is a 2012 [[Democratic]] candidate who won election to the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]] representing [[Illinois' 12th congressional district elections, 2012|the 12th Congressional District]] of [[Illinois]]. Enyart replaced primary winner [[Brad Harriman]] after he withdrew from the race in May.

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{{tnr}}'''William Enyart''' is a [[Democratic]] member of the U.S. House representing [[Illinois' 12th congressional district|the 12th Congressional District]] of [[Illinois]] since 2012. Enyart replaced primary winner [[Brad Harriman]] after he withdrew from the race in May 2012.

==Biography==

==Biography==

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* 1974: Graduated University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), earned a B.A.

* 1974: Graduated University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), earned a B.A.

* 1969-1973: Air Force Service

* 1969-1973: Air Force Service

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==Committee assignments==

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===U.S. House===

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====2013-2014====

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Enyart serves on the following committees:<ref>[http://media.cq.com/pub/committees/ ''CQ.com,'' "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"]</ref>

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture|Committee on Agriculture]]

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**Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management

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**Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit

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*[[United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]]

[[File:William Enyart 2012 Donor Breakdown.PNG|right|375px|thumb|Breakdown of the source of Enyart's campaign funds before the 2012 election.]]

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Enyart won election to the [[U.S. House]] in 2012. During that election cycle, Enyart's campaign committee raised a total of $1,180,463 and spent $1,167,686.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00034884&newmem=Y ''Open Secrets'' "William Enyart 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 22, 2013]</ref>

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{{Congress donor box 2012

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|winner = Y

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|Chamber = U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 12th Congressional District

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|party = Democratic

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|total raised = $1,180,463

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|total spent = $1,167,686

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|opponent raised =$1,350,428

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|opponent spent = $1,346,211

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|org1 =Simmons Cooper LLC

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|org2 = AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America

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|org3 =BRIDGE PAC

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|org4 = Laborers Union

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|org5 = New York Jobs PAC

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|orgdonor1 = $28,000

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|orgdonor2 = $10,000

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|orgdonor3 = $10,000

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|orgdonor4 = $10,000

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|orgdonor5 = $10,000

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|ind1 = Lawyers/Law Firms

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|ind2 = Leadership PACs

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|ind3 = Public Sector Unions

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|ind4 = Building Trade Unions

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|ind5 = Candidate Committees

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|inddonor1 = $126,544

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|inddonor2 = $98,500

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|inddonor3 = $50,000

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|inddonor4 = $49,500

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|inddonor5 = $40,500

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|}}

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==Analysis==

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===National Journal vote ratings===

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:: ''See also: [[National Journal vote ratings]]''

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====2012====

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Information on 2012 vote rating is unavailable

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===Lifetime missed votes===

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::''See also: [[Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Enyart missed 0 of 89 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 0.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/william_enyart/412535 ''GovTrack,'' "William Enyart," Accessed April 1, 2013]</ref>

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===Net worth===

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:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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====2011====

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Enyart's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,461,055 and $3,843,000. That averages to $2,652,027, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00034884&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Enyart (D-Ill), 2011"]</ref>.

==Personal==

==Personal==

Enyart and his wife Annette have two sons together.<ref>[http://www.enyartforcongress2012.com/about ''Enyart for Congress'', "About," Accessed October 4, 2012]</ref>

Enyart and his wife Annette have two sons together.<ref>[http://www.enyartforcongress2012.com/about ''Enyart for Congress'', "About," Accessed October 4, 2012]</ref>

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==Recent news==

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Biography

Enyart grew up in Tuscola, Illinois where he attended schools. He won a scholarship to the University of Illinois, but flunked out after one year. He joined the United States Air Forced in 1969 and left active duty to attend Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) where he studied political science and journalism. After he graduated he worked for the Belleville News-Democrat which then led him to enroll at the Southern Illinois University's School of Law. He then worked at his own practice for some years before going back to school and earning his mater's degree from the Army War College. He had joined the Army National Guard in 1982, so his mater's degree gave him the rank of General where he became the adjutant general of the state National Guard. He then decided to run for office, though is still in the National Guard.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Enyart's academic, professional and political career[1]:

2007-2012: Adjutant general, Illinois National Guard

1982-2012: Army National Guard

1979-2007: Attorney at Law

2000: Graduated U.S. Army War College, earned a M.S.S.

1991-1997: President and COO, Doc’s Distributing

1978-1979: Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), earned a J.D.

1973-1975: Air Force Reserves

1974: Graduated University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), earned a B.A.

Polls

Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Enyart is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Enyart raised a total of $1,180,463 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[6]

Lifetime missed votes

According to the website GovTrack, Enyart missed 0 of 89 roll call votes from Jan 2013 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 0.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[8]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Enyart's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $1,461,055 and $3,843,000. That averages to $2,652,027, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874.[9].